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constructive

Who acts: Building, teacher, ending, exciting, Your, We · What happens: aim, improve, build up, break down, give, be · To what, where: something, constructive discussion, constructive feedback, stories, more detail, middle

«constructive» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: constructive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Helpful and useful, aiming to improve something: constructive criticism.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helpful	helpful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 useful	cc
3	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Helpful	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 aiming	punct
5	aiming	aim	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Helpful	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 improve	mark
7	improve	improve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 aiming	xcomp
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 improve	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 criticism	punct
10	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 criticism	amod
11	criticism	criticism	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Helpful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	aim	gerund							vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	improve not said to happen	to-infinitive		something					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Building up rather than breaking down: a constructive discussion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Building	build	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 breaking	csubj
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Building	compound:prt
3	rather	rather	ADV	_	5 breaking	advmod
4	than	than	SCONJ	_	5 breaking	mark
5	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	down	down	ADP	_	5 breaking	compound:prt
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 discussion	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 discussion	det
9	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 discussion	amod
10	discussion	discussion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 breaking	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 breaking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build up	gerund							vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	break down	gerund	Building	a constructive discussion					vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Our teacher gives constructive feedback on our stories.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gives	nsubj
3	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feedback	amod
5	feedback	feedback	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gives	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 stories	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 stories	nmod:poss
8	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 feedback	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	Our teacher	constructive feedback		our stories			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent feedback=Theme on story=Asset

Example 2

"Your ending is exciting; maybe add more detail in the middle" is constructive criticism.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 exciting	punct
2	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 ending	nmod:poss
3	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 exciting	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 exciting	cop
5	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 criticism	nsubj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 add	punct
7	maybe	maybe	ADV	_	8 add	advmod
8	add	add	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 exciting	parataxis
9	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 detail	amod
10	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 add	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 middle	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 middle	det
13	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 add	obl
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 exciting	punct
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 criticism	cop
16	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 criticism	amod
17	criticism	criticism	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 criticism	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	Your ending					exciting property	tree rules
2	add speech: assert in a quote	infinitive		more detail		the middle		maybe property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Patient
3	is a	present	exciting	constructive criticism					tree rules
4	end in a quote		Your						nom ending «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

We had a constructive talk about the playground rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 talk	det
4	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 talk	amod
5	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 rules	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rules	det
8	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rules	compound
9	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 talk	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	a constructive talk				about the playground rules	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Patient

Example 4

Try to be constructive, not just negative.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	4 constructive	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 constructive	cop
4	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Try	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 negative	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 negative	advmod
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 negative	advmod
8	negative	negative	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 constructive	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	imperative	you not said here						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	is not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here					constructive property	tree rules
3	not be		you not said here						tree rules

Example 5

The meeting was constructive and we made a plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 meeting	det
2	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 constructive	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 constructive	cop
4	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 made	cc
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 made	nsubj
7	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 constructive	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 plan	det
9	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 constructive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the meeting					constructive property	tree rules
2	make	past	we	a plan					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product

Example 6

She made a constructive suggestion to save time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 suggestion	det
4	constructive	constructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 suggestion	amod
5	suggestion	suggestion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 save	mark
7	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 made	advcl
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 save	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	a constructive suggestion					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suggestion=Product
2	save	to-infinitive	She not said here				time		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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